hypermetropia

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hypermetropia

/ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)məˈtɹəʊpɪə/

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From Ancient Greek ὑπέρμετρος (hupérmetros, “excessive”) + ὀπός (opós) (genitive of ὄψ (óps, “eye”)) + -ia.

noun hypermetropias · hypermetropy

countable, uncountable Synonym of hyperopia.
Similar: hyperopia

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@misc{hypermetropia_2026,
  title = {hypermetropia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hypermetropia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}